1. COMSTAC STOWG Commercial Spaceport Licensing Review: Survey Results, White Paper Summary, and Recommendations May 10, 2012

2. White Paper and Survey October 2011 COMSTAC - STOWG accepted the task to develop a white paper to recommend changes to the regulations 14 CFR Part 420 STOWG developed an online survey COMSTAC, Commercial Spaceflight Federation and FastForward Project notified its members of the survey STOWG received a total of 28 responses 05/10/2012COMSTAC STOWG2

3. Surveyed Sections 14 CFR 420 1.Environmental Assessment 2.Explosive Site Plan 3.Development of a Flight Corridor 4.Risk Analysis of Flight Corridor 5.Launch Site Accident Investigation Plan 6.Handling of Propellants 7.Lightning Protection 05/10/2012COMSTAC STOWG3

4. Results of Survey 05/10/2012COMSTAC STOWG4

5. Results of Survey 05/10/2012COMSTAC STOWG5 8 respondents were identified as “Spaceport/Launch Site Owner”, “Launch Vehicle Manufacture” or “Launch Vehicle Operator” 20 respondents were “Consultant” or “Other”

6. Results of Survey 05/10/2012COMSTAC STOWG6 In general, the survey results indicate a difference in opinion between spaceports/launch vehicle operators and that of consultants and other respondents

7. Survey Results: Open Responses 05/10/2012COMSTAC STOWG7

8. Findings 05/10/2012COMSTAC STOWG8 Difference in perspective of the relevance of launch site licensing requirements between spaceports and consultants – Spaceports- Express more change needed – Consultants- Express less change needed The general consensus is that regulations are a better fit for vertical launch orbital launch sites than for horizontal suborbital launch sites – The latter can benefit from modular “right fit” approach The least relevant requirements were identified as: – Propellant Handling – Lightning Protection

9. Recommended Next Steps 1)Discuss observations with COMSTAC STOWG and seek additional input to this report. 2)Review potential methods for re-aligning the regulations with the commercial spaceflight industry. 05/10/2012COMSTAC STOWG9 Option 1 Develop appendix to Part 420 or guidelines Option 2 Modify Part 420 to be modular Option 3 Start Over

10. Recommended Next Steps 3)Select a recommended approach and submit recommendations to COMSTAC to present to FAA/AST. 4)Form a STOWG subcommittee to further refine details on the final recommendations, in conjunction with FAA/AST. Report back in October 2012. 05/10/2012COMSTAC STOWG10

11. Contacts Brian Gulliver, PE – RS&H, Spaceport Planning  brian.gulliver@rsandh.com Oscar S. García – IFG, Chairman  oscargarcia@interflightglobal.com Debra Facktor Lepore – Chairman, COMSTAC STOWG; DFL Space LLC, President, & Stevens Institute of Technology, Industry Professor  Debra.Lepore@stevens.edu Jeff Greason – XCOR Aerospace, President  jgreason@xcor.com 05/10/2012COMSTAC STOWG11